Right-sided pneumothorax and right upper lobe collapse: Two unusual presentations of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Right-sided pneumothorax and right upper lobe collapse: Two unusual presentations of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Lobar or segmental collapse and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax are two unusual presentations of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). First one is found in acute and exacerbation phases of ABPA due to "mucoid impaction" into damaged bronchi, and latter one is due to rupture o...

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Main Authors: Anirban Das, Sibes K Das, Sumitra Basuthakur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Subjects:
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
asthma
oral corticosteroids
pneumothorax
upper lobe collapse
Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2014;volume=2;issue=2;spage=71;epage=74;aulast=Das

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